OnMouseOut triggers incorrectly in nested table

[mgoulet777]

Hi there. If you include an onmouseout command within a nested table, the code actually triggers when the pointer enters the cell. Check out this simplified code:

<table>
<tr>
<td>
<table><tr><td onmouseout="alert('Test')">Example Text</TD></TR></TABLE>
</td>
</tr>
</table>

This doesn't work properly. Anyone know why not?

Thanks!

 

[mgoulet777]

Sorry, that code should be:

<table>
<tr>
<td onmouseout="alert('Test')">
<table><tr><td>Example Text</TD></TR></TABLE>
</td>
</tr>
</table>

 

[ChrisHunt]

You'll see why if you do this:

<table border="1" cellpadding="10">
 <tr>
  <td onmouseout="alert('Test')">
   <table border="1"><tr><td>Example Text</TD></TR></TABLE>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

When you move the mouse pointer "out" of the outer cell and into the inner table, the trigger fires. I don't know if this is how [tt]onmouseout[/tt] is supposed to work, but that's why it's happening.

-- Chris Hunt
Webmaster & Tragedian
Extra Connections Ltd